Steve Young heads to the Grand Final of Cocktail Competition in London   Following a fierce competition between some of the best bartenders from the south of England and Wales, Steve Young from Pier64 in Penarth (near Cardiff) was crowned winner of the Southern Regional Final at this year’s Patrón Perfectionist’s Cocktail Competition. From hundreds who entered this year’s Patrón Perfectionist’s Cocktail Competition, only a handful were selected to go through to one of the five regional finals where they were challenged to invent and…

Monkey Shoulder has officially launched the third annual Ultimate Bartender Championship in the UK giving the country’s most kick-ass bartending talent the chance to roll up their sleeves and show off their skills that pay the bills.   The unconventional Scotch whisky brand is encouraging bartenders to rip up the rulebook and forget everything they know about traditional bartender competitions as the one-of-a-kind championship launches for the third year running.  The 2016 Championship will have more regional heats, a final…